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FZNT02 KNHC 232203
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT JAN 23 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 21N76W. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN SW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 79W...OUTSIDE
BAHAMAS...NW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN SW TO W
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 20N74W. N OF 26N
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 53W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT
TO 78W...OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...NW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
20 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 20N70W. N OF 26N
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL. N OF
28N W OF FRONT TO 69W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20
FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA N OF 21N W OF FRONT TO 77W...OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 19N68W. N OF 26N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N47W
TO 27N53W TO 22N64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 69W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W
OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 76W...OUTSIDE BAHAMAS...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 19N67W. N OF 27N
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO
27N WITHIN 200 NM E OF FRONT...AND FROM 20N TO 27N WITHIN 210 NM
W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.N OF 25N E OF 86W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 88W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N
OF 20N E OF 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N E OF 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N46W THEN STATIONARY TO
22N56W. N OF 29N E OF 40W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM
23N35W TO 22N51W TO 27N59W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT NW SWELL. SE OF LINE FROM 23N35W TO 18N46W TO 17N60W TO
10N59W TO 06N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF
53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF LINE
FROM 20N35W TO 13N54W TO 06N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 32N45W TO 11N55W TO 06N52W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
31N35W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 15N55W TO 10N55W TO
06N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 11N84W. S OF 18N W OF FRONT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF
83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 09N82W. S OF 17N W
OF FRONT TO 84W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W...AND N OF 20N W OF 84.5W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N71W TO 10N80W. S OF 15N W
OF FRONT TO 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 18N67W TO 15N76W
THEN STATIONARY TO 10N80W. N OF 15N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN
73W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.


.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.